page_title: Sacrifice (2005)
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Sacrifice (2005) / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: English: Raven in Belleville, Michigan. December 12, 2004.
context_page_description: Sacrifice (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion that took place on August 14, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first show of the Sacrifice series and eighth event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. Nine professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match were featured on the card.
  The main event was a Tag Team match between the team of Jeff Jarrett and Rhino facing the team of Raven and Sabu, in which if Jarrett pinned Raven he would earn a future NWA World Heavyweight Championship match. If Raven pinned Jarrett in the contest, then Jarrett would not receive a championship match for an entire year. Jarrett and Rhino won the match, with Rhino scoring the pin. The Finals of the 2005 TNA Super X Cup Tournament took place at Sacrifice between A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe. Joe defeated Styles in the encounter, thus becoming number-one contender to the TNA X Division Championship and winning the 2005 Super X Cup trophy. Also on the card was Jerry Lynn versus Sean Waltman, which Lynn won. B.G.
context_section_description: A.J. Styles received a tendon injury during his bout with Samoa Joe at Sacrifice. TNA Management did not have him wrestle on the proceeding Impact! tapings, hoping to keep him rested in order to not chance any further injury despite the belief in him not expecting to be sidelined long. Styles, however, was forced to cancel a scheduled appearance for the Ring of Honor promotion on August 20, but appeared for the promotion the following week on August 27 at their Dragon's Gate Invasion event in a losing effort against CIMA. On the August 19 episode of Impact!, it was announced Jerry Lynn received a shoulder injury from Waltman's attack following their bout, and would be sidelined for at least one month in the storyline.
  After winning the 2005 TNA Super X Cup Tournament, Joe was scheduled to face Christopher Daniels for the TNA X Division Championship at TNA's next PPV event Unbreakable. However, Styles ended up assaulting Daniels on the August 19 episode of Impact!, as revenge for Daniels' interference at Sacrifice. Daniels demanded Styles be suspended due to the attack, but the request was declined by NWA Championship Committee member Larry Zbyszko. Instead Zbyszko added Styles to the contest at Unbreakable on the August 26 episode of Impact!, thus making it a Three Way match for the TNA X Division Championship. Styles ended up gaining the pinfall on Daniels during the main event of the show, thus winning the championship.
  Following Sacrifice, TNA announced on their website that Rhino was considered the new number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. On the August 19 episode of Impact!, Mike Tenay announced that Raven and Rhino would face for the title at Unbreakable. At the event, the match was given a Raven's Rule stipulation, which aided Raven in retaining the championship as he pinned Rhino to win the encounter.
  Abyss and Sabu engaged in a rivalry following the event, with the two facing in a No Disqualification match at Unbreakable, which Abyss won. The two then fought in a Four Way Monster's Ball match, also involving Rhino and Jeff Hardy, at TNA's Bound for Glory PPV event on October 23. Rhino won the contest at the gathering. At TNA's Genesis PPV event on November 13, Abyss and Sabu fought in another No Disqualification match, with Abyss coming out the victor. The two ended their rivalry at TNA's Turning Point PPV event on December 11, where Sabu defeated Abyss in the first-ever Barbed Wire Massacre.
  TNA held The Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament in the weeks leading up to Unbreakable. It involved eight randomly assigned teams, with the team of Alex Shelley and Sean Waltman defeating Chris Sabin and Shocker in the Finals on the September 9 episode of Impact!. Due to winning the tournament, Shelley and Waltman gained entry into a Four Way Elimination match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship at Unbreakable which also involved then-champions The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens), America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm), and Team Canada (A-1 and Eric Young). Waltman ended up missing the event for unknown reasons, with Chris Candido's legitimate brother Johnny Candido taking Waltman's place as Shelley's partner. The Naturals ended up retaining the championship at the event.
  The feud between the 3Live Kru (B.G. James, Konnan, and Ron Killings) and Kip James and Monty Brown ended following Sacrifice. The 3Live Kru went on to defeat The Diamonds in the Rough (David Young, Elix Skipper, and Simon Diamond) at Unbreakable, while Brown and Kip defeated Apolo and Lance Hoyt at the show.
  TNA Management were impressed with Aries' performance in his match with Daniels at the gathering that they stated they wished to bring him in for another match down the line. This led to Aries facing another non-TNA contracted wrestler Roderick Strong at Unbreakable, which Aries won.
caption: Raven (pictured) fought Rhino in a Raven's Rules match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Unbreakable.
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